The purpose of the HOME program is to promote the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable single-family housing for low-income households.
As you are aware, significant changes affecting the administration of our federally funded programs, including the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, are underway in Washington. Given this uncertainty, THDA is changing its timing to announce our 2025 funding determinations. Traditionally, those announcements are made in May or early June ahead of a program year start on July 1. However, starting with our 2025 program currently under consideration, THDA will not announce our funding determinations until such time that THDA has executed our 2025 HOME contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Who Can Apply?
Generally, cities, counties, non-profit agencies, and public housing authorities may be eligible.
Applicants for the Urban/Rural HOME Homeownership rehabilitation grant must be located outside a local participating jurisdiction.
Eligible applicants can vary depending on the particular HOME activity. It is important that you review the Program Description for the activity and round you are interested in to determine if your organization is eligible.
Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO’s):
THDA provides separate funding rounds annually for nonprofit housing developers designated by the State as a CHDO.
Private citizens:
Interested individuals should contact their local government authorities (city, county, etc.) to see if there are any HOME-funded projects available in their area.
Local participating jurisdictions (Local PJs) are those local governments in Tennessee that receive HOME funds directly from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Local PJs include Clarksville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville-Davidson County, Knox County, Shelby County, and the Northeast Tennessee/Virginia Consortium (the cities of Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City, Bluff City, Sullivan County, and Washington County, excluding the Town of Jonesborough). Non-profit organizations located in a local participating jurisdiction may apply for projects located outside the local participating jurisdictions.
What Type of Funds are Available?
HOME is a federally funded program. Awards are made annually to THDA by the federal government. Those funds are then distributed by THDA to grantees within the State of Tennessee based on a rigorous competitive application and scoring process.